Fodor's may use your e-mail address to send you relevant information on site updates, account changes, and offers. For more information about your privacy and protection, please review our full Privacy Policy.

East Coast and the Volcanic Zone Sights

Huka Falls

Body Of Water/Waterfall

Updated 02/18/2014

Fodor's Review

At Huka Falls, the Waikato River thunders through a narrow chasm and over a 35-foot rock ledge. The fast-flowing river produces almost 50% of the North Island's required power, and its force is extraordinary, with the falls dropping into a seething, milky-white pool 200 feet across. The view from the footbridge is superb, though for an even more impressive look, both the Huka Falls Jet and the Maid of the Falls get close to the maelstrom. The falls are 3 km (2 mi) north